How to shop Albertsons:

Anyone that has shopped at Albertsons will tell you they are higher priced on just about anything -- UNLESS there is a sale! Albertsons triples coupons up to $0.39, and double coupons up to $0.50. Pair these low end coupons with a sale and you are talking MAJOR SAVINGS!Their new policy will only allow you to double/triple 4 coupons per item purchased. This means, if you have 5 deodorants and 5 coupons that will double/triple for those deodorants - they will only double/triple the first 4 coupons. The 5th coupon will be taken at face value.

How to shop HEB:

HEB allows use of Manufacturer coupons. They also put out store sponsored coupons that have an “M”, an “S”, or a “B” on them. Manufacturer-sponsored coupons (Type M coupon; has an 'M' in bottom left corner) Store-sponsored coupons (Type S Coupon; has an 'S' in the bottom left corner) Big Savings coupons (Type B coupons; has a 'B' in the bottom left corner)HEB allows the following stacking of coupons: One (1) manufacturer issued coupon and one (1) H-E-B issued Store-sponsored (Type S) One (1) manufacturer issued coupon and one (1) H-E-B issued Big Savings coupon (Type B)

How to shop Target:

You may or not be aware of the fact that Target allows you to pair one of their coupons with a manufacturer coupon. You can print coupons from their website by clicking my link on the right. Print your Target coupons here!Target also lets you Price Match. They are sticklers for making you have the ad with you, but I tend to have my ads with me anyway! It is easy to score items for FREE or nearly free when you pay attention to ads! I will also post when I learn of the deals pointing out when to pair them!I file the Target coupons with my manu coupons. For Example: If I have a Nivea manu coupon and a Nivea Target coupon -- they would be side by side in my binder so I see them when I am flipping through it and looking for coupons to put with ads!

How to shop Walgreens:

Shopping Walgreens can be scary and confusing --- or it can be a breeze!I love Walgreens because you can easily save 60-70% if you plan accordingly!They allow Manufacturer Coupons and you can stack them with Store Coupons (found on the right) or in their Monthly Coupon Book that you can pick up in the Store. You can also pair these with their Ad Coupons! Walgreens lets you use a store coupon with a Manufacturer coupon. Print your Walgreens coupons here!You can not make money on a coupon, but the will reduce the value of the coupon to the price. For example: If you have a $1.00 off Deodorant coupon with no size restrictions -- you can buy a $0.99 travel sized and they will change the amount of the coupon to reflect $0.99. *** Pay attention to this when checking out *** When the value of the coupon exceeds the price scanned, the register beeps as if the coupon is not allowed. You often have to remind the cashier that she will need to change the value of the coupon. It's an easy fix though! Some cashiers will argue with you -- hence the coupon policy again! :-)REGISTER REWARDS (RR)Know your ads! Pay attention to anything offering a Register Reward (RR).Don't get overwhelmed with what a RR is! A Register Reward is simply a coupon the prints with your receipt that saves you money off your next transaction. They have come down onto this though. Sometimes, you can do 2 transactions back to back. Sometimes they make you walk out of the store and walk back in to do the 2nd transaction. In this case I do the following:Transaction #1: I buy everything that will EARN me a Register Reward.Transaction #2: I buy things and USE my Register Rewards as money.Or, you can do 1 transaction and save your Register Rewards to use during NEXT week's transaction. They have a 2 week expiration, so either way works!A note on Register Rewards:These do not roll! This means that you can not buy a Gillette body wash and earn a RR and then on transaction #2 use the RR to pay for another Gillette body wash or even Tide laundry detergent.. thinking you are going to get another RR. Just remember to not use RR's from the same product family as what you are purchasing and you will be fine!FILLERSRule of Thumb on RR's: These are manufacturer coupons. You can not have more manufacturer coupons than you have scanning UPC's. Meaning, if you are purchasing 5 items and you have 4 manu coupons, you can only use 1 RR. This is where fillers come into play. **Combining Register Rewards with Manufacturer & Store coupons is how you save the most money!**

A filler is simply a low cost item that you buy to make it to where you can use all of your RR, if you have more RR & coupons than you have items. They also have pencils like 8/$1.00 (or something like that). I always make a note of something cheap in their ad. Usually it's a cheap piece of candy..... Me personally? I always ad a filler item for each RR I plan to use, just because i usually have ocupons for everything I buy! It is not hard -- if you understand it!NOTE: Keep your Store Coupon Policy with you because not all cashiers understand this and some will tell you that something is not allowed -- even though it is clearly stated in the policy. I have learned that kindness and patience goes a long way in dealing with cashiers and getting issues resolved. It often isn't their fault that weren't trained right.**Combining Register Rewards with Manufacturer & Store coupons is how you save the most money!**

How to shop Wal-Mart:

Wal-Mart is easy to shop because they have the most laid back policy, in my opinion.MAKE MONEYThey allow you to make money on any coupon that exceeds the value of the item you are buying. PRICE MATCHYou can price match any local ad. They do not require you to have your ads, but I highly recommend it!I also recommend doing your price match stuff at the beginning, so you can move on to watch the prices as they scan.* You can price match BOGO Free ads -- ONLY if the price is listed.* You can price match the CVS/Walgreens ads -- but it will be the price BEFORE the EB/RR.